When David France was in the middle of production of his film "How to Survive a Plague" (Sundance '12 and an IFC Films/Sundance Selects release), which looks at the AIDS activist group ACT UP from its creation and most robust years through to challenges launched by the Treatment Action...

This year’s SXSW had a few strong themes running throughout its selections. In the documentary category, this was seen in the numerous films about '70s rock icons such as “Paul Williams: Still Alive,” “Marley,” the preview of “Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me,&rd...

The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, or IDFA, piles a selection of the year’s docs into a window in mid-November--this year during its recently-wrapped 25th edition. The films are not all new, but enough of them are being seen for the first time that IDFA becomes a showcase for next yea...

February just got a lot busier for Beyoncé Knowles. Not only is the singer-actress-clothing designer booked as the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl XLVII Feb. 3, her feature-film directing debut is now scheduled to air on HBO two weeks later.

"Westerly," a doc about transgender surfer Peter Drouyn's controversial journey toward becoming a woman, is in the works with producers Beau Willimon and Jordan Tappis. Alan White and Jamie Brisick will direct the film, with musicians Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney also on board.

Filmmakers to Launch Pilot Treatment Program for Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma in Early 2013
The Artemis Invisible War Recovery Program and Fund will provide specialized treatment to for victims assaulted in the military